Rockingham County News

A trike rally is underway at the Rockingham County Fair Grounds, but these trikes aren't the little red ones with tassels on the handle bars.

Lexie Smith, 15, of Richmond, gives archery a shot on Wednesday morning at Camp Unali.

NEW MARKET - Stuarts Draft defeated the New Market Shockers 11-4 on Tuesday night in a Rockingham County Baseball League contest.

June 29, 2009 First-ever pet evacuation drill held in the Commonwealth "There are a number of people who refuse to do what they need to do for their own safety and get to a shelter," says participant Judi Lynch.

Rockingham County took one of its largest delegations ever to the most prominent 4-H event of the year, and that group returned home with a number of honors.

With the threat of the H1N1 virus hitting even closer to home, some children's camps in Rockingham County say they'll be even more vigilant.

The case of a local firefighter, accused of arson is headed to a grand jury. Eight charges against Michael Bell were certified to the grand jury Friday .

The Rockingham County Fire Marshall is investigating a Wednesday house fire near Broadway.

The Rockingham County School Board is considering a proposal to change the grading scale for students.

Police are investigating the scene where a man was killed by an on-coming mini van, while riding his bike late last night in Rockingham County.

A gas station in Rockingham County was damaged Monday night after a truck pumping gas caught fire.

STUARTS DRAFT - Stuarts Draft's Drew Dobbins pitched seven strong innings Sunday night as the red-hot Diamondbacks dropped the Broadway Bruins 4-1 in Rockingham County Baseball League play at the Diamond Club.

STUARTS DRAFT - First-place Stuarts Draft got strong pitching from a trio of hurlers Thursday night as the Diamondbacks escaped the last-place Shenandoah Indians 4-2 in Rockingham County Baseball League play.

A former college football player accused in a string of Harrisonburg robberies pleaded guilty Friday in Rockingham County Circuit Court.

Please don't commit a crime anywhere, especially in Waynesboro. If you do, get an attorney who will defend you against the prosecuting attorney.

Friday is "Juneteenth", which commemorates the abolition of slavery, and folks are remembering a brutal act of racism in Rockingham County 231 years ago.

The local county and municipal ballots for the Nov. 3 general election took shape with last week's filing deadline for candidates.

At the campus of Lord Fairfax Community College, the governor's Regional Economic Strike Force met to discuss the economic problems facing the Northern Shenandoah Valley.

A Harrisonburg man will not spend any time in jail for a knife attack. Daniel Santiago Ortiz pleaded guilty in April to charges of unlawful wounding and trespassing in Rockingham County Circuit Court.

A small town in Rockingham County has its sights set on becoming a big player in clean coal research.